13.2% ▲ +35.2%
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Queensland · State / Territory
Language in Queensland
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 80.5% of people in Queensland. While the proportion of residents speaking another language has risen to 13.2%, this is still well below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 13.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is consistent with the fact that just 1.8% of the population speaks little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.8% ▼ -1.0%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Queensland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/3/queensland/topic/language